Hello folks!
I’m visiting Japan for the first time and my BF for the 2nd time. I have a basic itinerary and used Google Planner to get the locations as close together as possible. We are huge foodies and Pokemon fans. I would appreciate any feedbacks/recommendations!
**March 18th Saturday**
17:30 Land in Osaka
Check into hotel in Namba
Grab dinner around hotel
**March 19th Sunday**
Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle Park
Cup noodle museum
Shinsekai
Hozenji Temple
Dotonbari
**March 20th Monday**
Himeji Castle
Nunobiki Herb Gardens (Kobe)
Steak Aoyama (Reservation made already)
**March 21st Tuesday**
Kuromon Ichiba Market
Ship luggages to Tokyo hotel
Head to Kyoto
Check into hotel in Gojo
Grab dinner near hotel
**March 22nd Wednesday (Nara Day Trip)**
Deer park
Todai Ji Temple
Kakinoha Sushi
Yoshino (For cherry blossom)
**March 23rd Thursday (Uji Day Trip)**
Tsuen Tea Shop
Byodo-in
Any other recommendations?
**March 24th Friday**
Fushi Inari (early morning)
Kiyomizu Dera
Yasaka Jinja
Pontocho (grab dinner)
**March 25th Saturday**
Bamboo Groove (early morning)
Saga-Toriimoto Preserved Street
Kaege Incline (Old train track for cherry blossom)
Nishiki Market
**March 26th Sunday**
Head to ryokan in Fujikawaguchiko
Recommended transportation? We are planning to take the trains according to Google maps. It looks like it takes 4/5 hours to get there?
**March 27th Monday**
Head to Tokyo
Check into hotel near Ginza
Swallowtail Cafe (Butler cafe)
Senso Ji temple
**March 28th Tuesday**
Tsukiji Market
teamLabs Planets (need to book)
DiverCity Tokyo Plaza – Odaiba (my BF wants to see Gundams)
Tokyo Tower
**March 29th Wednesday**
Meiji Temple
Yoyogi Park
Nintendo Tokyo
Shibuya Crossing
Mega Don Quijote
Nakameguro Cherry Blossom
Starbucks Reserve
**March 30th Thursday**
Mega Uniqlo/Muji/Daiso
Pokemon Center/Cafe
Akihabara
Ueno Park
**March 31st Friday**
Anything we missed/want to revisit
17:30 NRT Flight home
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**Questions:**
Would a JR Pass be worth it for us? From what I read, since we are not doing round trip from Tokyo, it might not be worth it.
Any other cherry blossom site recommendations?
We would love go to an omakase but our hotel in Tokyo won’t be able to help us book reservations unless we are checked in already. Any good omakase easy to reserve?